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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.67,0:00:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is the most beautiful place\Nyou have ever been?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.78,0:00:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you were there,\Ndid you take a picture of it?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.36,0:00:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a place that tops that list for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.78,0:00:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Mesa Arch\Nin Canyonlands National Park in Utah
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.28,0:00:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at sunrise.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.46,0:00:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the traditional homeland\Nof the Pueblo, Ute,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.11,0:00:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paiute and Navajo people,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.03,0:00:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you are there,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.67,0:00:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is absolutely stunning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.48,0:00:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sunrise illuminates\Nthe bottom of the arch orange,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.60,0:00:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then behind it you see the buttes\Nand clouds and cliffs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.82,0:00:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what you might not see\Nfrom my photo here
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.03,0:00:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the 30 people behind me\Nwho were also taking photos.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.61,0:00:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these are just the committed people,\Nthe sunrise people, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.87,0:00:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you think about that,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.50,0:00:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there must be hundreds if not thousands\Nof photos of Mesa Arch taken every week.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.88,0:00:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been sharing my photography\Non Instagram for years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.16,0:00:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it started to become\Nreally interesting and funny, even,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.77,0:00:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just how many similar photos\Nof the same places
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.37,0:01:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to see online.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.12,0:01:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was participating in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.78,0:01:05.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this made me wonder:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.11,0:01:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are we taking photos\Nin the first place?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.24,0:01:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, I visit a popular landmark --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.04,0:01:14.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this one is Horseshoe Bend in Arizona --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.11,0:01:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see all the people\Nwith their phones and cameras out
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.89,0:01:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who snap a photo,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.08,0:01:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to turn and get back in the car\Nor walk back to the trailhead.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.36,0:01:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes it seems like\Nwe are missing the point
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.21,0:01:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of going to this place\Nto experience it for ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.61,0:01:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to see it with our own eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.86,0:01:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I'm behind the camera,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.38,0:01:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I notice the smallest details:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.01,0:01:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the layers of light in the mountains
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.74,0:01:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the light fades at the end of the day;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.22,0:01:45.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shapes that nature so expertly makes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.50,0:01:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,abstract and yet completely perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.98,0:01:52.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could go on and on here musing\Nabout the intricacies of this planet
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.61,0:01:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the way that it makes me feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.54,0:01:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Photographing the beauty\Nand complexity of this world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.75,0:02:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me is like making a portrait\Nof someone that I love.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.16,0:02:03.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I make a photograph,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.60,0:02:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to think about\Nwhat I want it to say.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.89,0:02:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to ask myself\Nwhat I want it to feel like.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.93,0:02:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're communicating\Nthrough an image,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.06,0:02:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every creative choice matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.90,0:02:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, I plan to share my images,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.92,0:02:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other times, I take them\Njust for myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.48,0:02:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I currently host a video series\Non the future of the outdoors,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.44,0:02:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for one of the episodes\Nwe wanted to explore
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.31,0:02:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the relationship between\Nphotography and outdoor spaces.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.89,0:02:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned about the research\Nof Kristin Diehl
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.04,0:02:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and her colleagues at USC,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.55,0:02:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who studied photo-taking's\Neffect on enjoyment levels.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.72,0:02:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They found that when we're\Nbehind the camera,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.16,0:02:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're the ones taking the picture,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.08,0:02:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we enjoy our experiences more, not less.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.68,0:02:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it wasn't true all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.25,0:02:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the person took the photo\Nsolely with the intention of sharing it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.08,0:02:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was no increase in enjoyment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.81,0:02:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they didn't do it for themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.06,0:02:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this points to\Nan important distinction:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.50,0:02:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,photography can enhance your experience
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.94,0:02:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it's done intentionally.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.77,0:03:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The intention piece is what matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.69,0:03:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a photographer, I've really\Nhad to check myself on this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.83,0:03:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When does it help me\Nto have my camera out,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.40,0:03:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when do I just need to put it away?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.66,0:03:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a trip to Alaska, I had the opportunity\Nto photograph Alaskan brown bears.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.32,0:03:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was on a boat with\Nfour other photographers,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.66,0:03:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were all having our minds blown
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.15,0:03:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the same time
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.42,0:03:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in such close proximity to these animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an emotional experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.21,0:03:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being eye to eye with these bears\Ngave me a feeling of connection
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.57,0:03:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that transcends words,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.13,0:03:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and having my camera with me\Nin this case enhanced that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.70,0:03:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were all creating independently\Nbut also all completely in the moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.36,0:03:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both with nature and with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.37,0:03:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I so clearly remember
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.86,0:03:44.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,capturing the water droplets\Nand the motion as the bears swam
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.46,0:03:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cute cubs following their mothers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.79,0:03:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That group and I will have\Nthat experience together
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.51,0:03:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these images to look back on
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.42,0:03:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time and time again,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.61,0:03:57.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and photography is what enabled us\Nto share this in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.52,0:04:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other times, I choose\Nto leave the camera behind,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.96,0:04:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that choice ultimately\Nimproves both my experience
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.82,0:04:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my work.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.67,0:04:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recently flew to\Nthe South Pacific island of Tonga
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.78,0:04:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to swim with humpback whales.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.89,0:04:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I noticed myself feeling pressure
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.29,0:04:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a certain obligation\Nto take the camera with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.17,0:04:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when sometimes I just wanted\Nthe pure experience itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.37,0:04:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the experience is seriously amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.82,0:04:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're talking about being in the water
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.73,0:04:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a curious baby animal\Nthe size of a station wagon
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.52,0:04:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while you are surrounded by particles\Nthat float around you like glitter,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.30,0:04:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the mom swims gracefully below you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.07,0:04:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were times, obviously,\Nwhen I did take my camera with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.12,0:04:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those were really amazing\Nto capture as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.10,0:04:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the setup is pretty big.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.00,0:04:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like this big box.\NThis is what it looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.53,0:04:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this is between me and the whales,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.61,0:04:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at times that feels like a block\Nbetween you and reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.29,0:04:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a difference\Nwhen it's just your phone?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.14,0:04:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, I went to Uluru\Nin Central Australia,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.68,0:04:59.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is this massive rock\Nthat towers over the desert.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.67,0:05:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is sacred land to Anangu,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.54,0:05:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are the Aboriginal\Npeople from this area
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.66,0:05:06.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the traditional owners of the land.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.46,0:05:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are particular spots in Uluru\Nthat you cannot photograph professionally,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.93,0:05:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are culturally sensitive,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.51,0:05:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,equivalent to sacred scripture to Anangu.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.49,0:05:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So because of this, most of my photographs\Nare from either far away, like this one,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.06,0:05:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or from specific angles in the park.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.98,0:05:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could say that some of the most\Ninteresting and beautiful visuals in Uluru
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.51,0:05:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are located in these sensitive areas,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.95,0:05:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the request not to photograph them\Nis an explicit and direct invitation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.54,0:05:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn more about the land,\Nits importance and its people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.65,0:05:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't that what we should be doing anyway?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.94,0:05:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my visit to Uluru\Nquickly became not about me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.99,0:05:50.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but about connecting with the place.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.98,0:05:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ironically and unsurprisingly,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.49,0:05:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have found that presence and connection
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.65,0:05:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also happens to make\Nfor more compelling images.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.41,0:06:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can probably all point to social media
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.80,0:06:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as being a good place to share the images\Nfrom our travels and from our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.26,0:06:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We not only share pieces\Nof the world that we have seen
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.17,0:06:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also parts of our\Nday-to-day experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.66,0:06:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we're applying intentionality\Nto the photos we take,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.53,0:06:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then hopefully we're sharing\Nintentionally too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.38,0:06:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, allowing people to see pieces\Nof my story and my perspective online
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.49,0:06:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has reminded me that I'm not alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.25,0:06:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's helped me build support and community
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.50,0:06:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do the same for others.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.21,0:06:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me be clear:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.41,0:06:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not trying to discourage you\Nfrom taking photos.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.69,0:06:40.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if thousands of people\Nhave been to whatever exact location
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.46,0:06:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and taken whatever exact photo,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.61,0:06:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I encourage you to get out and create too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.96,0:06:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world needs every\Nvoice and perspective,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.31,0:06:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yours is included.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.64,0:06:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I'm trying to show you\Nis that the phone or camera
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.88,0:06:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't have to stay out all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.38,0:06:57.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm trying to encourage you to do
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.24,0:06:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to put it away, just for a moment --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.81,0:07:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a moment for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.67,0:07:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's go back to Mesa Arch,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.38,0:07:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way that the rock glows orange
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.72,0:07:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the lovely layers of blue\Nin the background.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.85,0:07:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the next time\Nyou were somewhere amazing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.65,0:07:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you couldn't bring your camera or phone?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.60,0:07:18.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if you were not allowed\Nto take any pictures at all?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.04,0:07:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would it feel like a limitation?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.62,0:07:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or would it feel like a relief?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.98,0:07:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what can we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.18,0:07:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the next time you feel the impulse\Nto take out your camera or phone,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.04,0:07:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, in my case, once you realize\Nyou have already pulled it out --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.37,0:07:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.47,0:07:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First: stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.57,0:07:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pause.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.90,0:07:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a deep breath.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.15,0:07:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look around. What do you notice?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.04,0:07:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you experiencing\Nthis moment with someone else?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.19,0:07:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember that this moment only comes once.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.27,0:07:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Photography can be part\Nof a beautiful experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.30,0:07:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just don't let it be a block\Nbetween you and reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.53,0:07:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be intentional,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.96,0:08:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and don't lose a beautiful,\Nirreplaceable memory,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.62,0:08:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you were too focused\Non getting the shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.68,0:08:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.94,0:08:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)